selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to brave a danger; to take a risk
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
piece; fragment; one (object)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
first; first base; first baseman; fast
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
attack; assault; attempt; try
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
entertainment; amusement; fun